The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-03-11
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Who ashes on his sidewalk throws
VIII always have more friends than foes.
Who doffs her bonnet at the play,
Will meet with blessings every day.
Who his wife's letters promptly mails,
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Who ashes on his sidewalk throws
VIII always have more friends than foes
Who doffs her bonnet at the play,
Will meet with blessings every day.
Who his wife's letters promptly mails,
Needs not to tell fictitious tales.
Vice stings us even in our pleasure, but
virtue consoles us even in our pains.
In the race of life it doesn't take very
long for poverty to overtake laziness.
Let US be content in work, to do the
thing we can, and not presume 10 fret be-
cause it's little.
Attention to small things is the surest
method of preparing ones self for dealing
with great things.
Always speak the truth, but speak it in
a pleasing manner. Truth is the picture !;
the manner is the frame that displays 1t to
advantage.
"A notice pasted In certain town reads:
Cash paid for butchers hides" This shows
what popular indignation against butchers
may lead to.
"A Chinaman is speaking to himself as he
irons shirt. Picks up shirt showing evil
dence of having been well cared for and SAYS
Bachelor. Him andlady fix him"
Picks up another, buttonless and all frayed
at the wrist and neck, and says:
"Malied man."
"A little Buffalo girl was not feeling well
and her parents suggested that she might be
about to take the chicken pox, then prevalent.
She went 10 bed laughing at the idea, but
early next morning went into her parents
room, looking very serious, and said: Eyes,
it is chicken pox, papa; found fodder in
the bed"
When about half way through dinner,
Bobby said TO Mr.. Featherly: "Ma likes to
have you here to dinner, Mr.. Featherly,"-
Featherly looked very much pleased, and was
about to say something appropriate to the
occasion, when Bobby continued; eyes," he
said; "she likes to have you here 10 dinner
because she says it does her good to see you
eat"
When Abd-el-Kadir was expected at
Cairo, Lady Duff Gordon's donkey driver
asked her if he were not Akhu-l-Be IA
brother of girls) She said she did not know
that he had any sisters. "The Arabs, o LADY,"
was the reply, "call that man "a brother of
girls to whom God has given clean heart
to love all women as his sister, and strength
and courage to fight for their protection"
One of the most eloquent preachers of
this city tells good joke at his own expense
as follows: "When was in Florida last
winter l preached to negro congregation
one Sunday, excusing myself from saying
much on account of my poor health. The
colored minister in his closing prayer said
%, good Lawd, bless our Brother L., who
has preached to us in his pore, weak way"
"A little Virginia darkey named Cyrus
had an older brother, Cassius, who had spent
winter in Washington 10 swell society, and
when he returned home he set himself UP as
a teacher TO his less cultured family. One
day at the table Cyrus said to him: hGimme
some 'lasses, Cash." "You mustn't say lasses,
Cy," corrected Cassius: "You must say mo-
lasses." ugh" grunted Cyrus; "how's I
gwine to say mo- lasses when ! hain't had
none yitp